International

AMCHA, AJC, SWU decry UAW 2865 vote for BDS

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s announcement that UAW 2865, the union representing 13,000 graduate instructors on nine University of California (UC) campuses, has voted to join the international campaign for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) against Israel. “An academic boycott […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

4 new envoys welcomed by Israel

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Four new ambassadors from Angola, Jamaica, the Phillipines and South Sudan presented their diplomatic credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Dec. 12. At an official ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, the four ambassadors spoke of the importance of strengthening ties between their own countries and

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International, Middle East

Qalqiliya, mon amour

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I wanted to see for myself. Day and night we are bombarded with news, views and opinions about what is happening in the ‘Territories,’ whether defined as ‘occupied’ or by their ancient geographical designation, ‘Judea and Samaria.’ So a few weeks ago, when things seemed relatively quiet, I

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

JNS news briefs: December 10, 2014

U.S. not giving up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, ambassador says (JNS.org) America will not give up on the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during the final two years of President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said during a speech at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies on Tuesday. “The main

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International, Middle East, USA

TAU: Parents should help pre- school students write

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Children of the Information Age are inundated with written words streaming across smartphone, tablet, and laptop screens. A new Tel Aviv University study says that preschoolers should be encouraged to write at a young age — even before they make their first step into a classroom. A new study published in

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

ADL: Hate crime down, but not enough

  NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday welcomed publication of the FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report, which documented the lowest hate crimes since the enactment of the record-keeping law in 1991. The FBI HCSA report is the most comprehensive national snapshot of hate crimes in America.  At the same time ADL

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USA

Americans tour Israel sci-tech charter schools

TEL AVIV (Press Release) – Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools has brought its first mission of board members and prominent supporters to survey the newest initiatives and niche institutions from the charter school network. This is the first time that a large group of donors toured the institutions, equipment, facilities and programs which they have

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

UC asked to shield students from anti- Israel hatred

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Following last week’s UAW 2865 Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) vote, 22 education, civil rights and Jewish advocacy groups want to know whether University of California (UC) policies that prohibit UAW 2865 graduate student instructors from promoting BDS and anti-Israel, and often anti-Semitic, propaganda in the classroom also apply to

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA